St JUST H320
Built
1930
Cook Welton & Gemmell
Off Number
162200
Length Ft
145.0
Tons Gross
394
Yard Number
552
Breadth Ft
24.6
Tons Net
158
Launched
23 081930
Engine Builder
C D Holmes
Hp
96HP
Registered
23 09 1930
Draught
13,2
Knots
11.2K
Registered St JUST H320 Owners 1930 St Andrews Steam Fishing Co Ltd Hull
    Owners Lengthened 1938 - 158.2 / 394 G Tons
  H.M.T FIREFLY Owners 1939 - 1945 Admiralty changed back on return
  St JUST LO434 Owners 31 08 1943 Heward Trawlers Ltd Fleetwood
    Owners  
Fate : Scrapped 1961 Passage West Cork
Admiralty Requisition
Pennant No
Role
Returned
Sept 1939
FY673
Minesweeper
29 10 1945
1940 HMT Firefly After sailing from Leith to pick up a stray mine as she was lifting the mine it came into contact with the ship and exploded, the complete upper works of the vessel were destroyed but she remained afloat and was later rebuilt. 16 men lost their lives in the explosion.